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A Burning Issue: Bushfire Recovery in Namadgi National Park
Marlon Taylor u6735195 In the summer of 2019-2020, much of Australia’s eastern seaboard was devastated by fire. Scars of this so-called Black Summer linger; affected ecosystems are still in the process of rejuvenation and recovery. The ACT’s Namadgi National Park … Continue reading
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Trash talk with the ACT government: Litter picking with ParkCare at Pine Island Reserve
By: Malin Andersson (u7523350) It was one of the first warm and sunny days of the semester and I arrived early to Pine Island Reserve. After standing in the sun for a few minutes I had managed to calm down, … Continue reading
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A Prickly Situation: The 2022 Mulligans Flat Echidna Sweep
Moss Thompson – u7119579 The Woods and Wetlands Trust has been facilitating an Echidna Sweep over two weekends annually at Mulligans Flat since 2016. Monitoring echidna populations is critical to ensuring the sanctuary remains a healthy natural ecosystem. Ecosystem Engineering Echidnas … Continue reading
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Fire and (M)ice: The recovery of small mammals and reptiles in Namadgi National Park after the 2020 bushfires
The 2020 wildfires which ravaged much of south-east Australia had a tremendous impact on the ACT region’s wildlife and ecosystems. Namely, 80% of the Namadgi National Park‘s (NNP) surface was burned, leaving behind a greatly damaged landscape. Small mammals and … Continue reading
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Verbascum thapus – a threat to biodiversity in the Ginninderry Conservation Corridor
References ALA, 2021. Verbascum thapsus L., Atlas of Living Australia. Available at: https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/weeds-australia/profile/Verbascum%20thapsus (accessed 16 September 2022). DCCEEW, D. o. C. C., Energy, Environment and Water, 2021. Australia’s State of the Environment 2021, Available at: https://soe.dcceew.gov.au/overview/pressures/invasive-species-and-range-shifts GCT, 2021. Weed Managment … Continue reading
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Verbascum Mullein Weeding, Greater Biodiversity Issues, and how we could adapt in the face of an impossible task.
By Dominic Vorreiter. Word Count: 539 Working With Ginninderry and Weeding This year I worked with the Ginninderry Conservation Trust in their Conservation Corridor that contains the Western Border of the ACT and NSW. (Photo Credit: Google Maps, 2022) For … Continue reading
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Putting Roofs Over Fluffy Heads: Mitigating Habitat Loss From Wildfires.
By U7524147 The 2020 wildfires have hammered various woodland ecosystems in Australia, amounting to unprecedented damages to flora and fauna across the nation. As climate change promotes longer, more frequent and more intense wildfires, the risk posed to biodiversity increases. … Continue reading
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Digivol’s Online Volunteers Prepare for the Super Parrot Conservation Challenge in ACT
Siwei Feng – u6774335 The Superb Parrot currently listed as Vulnerable under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999; it is an iconic species of the critically endangered box-gum grassy woodlands of south-eastern Australia. There is a lack of … Continue reading
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The destructive critter we don’t understand: Evidence-based science needed to manage the Common Brushtail Possum
By U5810546 When it comes to possums taking up residence in your home, I was of the belief that one must wait until a council worker passes by, and you can ask them to remove it. This is what my … Continue reading
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Dieback in the Snowys – Why are all the trees dying?
Oliver Medd – u6702346 A team of Masters student researchers at the ANU are working to find the answers to the cause of a dieback event, affecting snow gums in the Snowy Mountains region of NSW, and how to properly … Continue reading
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